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stodginess

stodginess noun: the state or quality of being stodgy.

Noun

stodginess (usually uncountable, plural stodginesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being stodgy.

Forms of stodginess

pluralstodginesses

Origin of stodginess

From stodgy + -ness.

Questions about stodginess

What does stodginess mean?
Stodginess means the state or quality of being stodgy.
What part of speech is stodginess?
Stodginess is a noun.
What is the plural of stodginess?
The plural of stodginess is stodginesses.

Words near stodginess in the dictionary

  1. Stodghill
  2. Stodghills
  3. stodgier
  4. stodgiest
  5. stodgily
  6. stodginess
  7. stodginesses
  8. stodging
  9. stodgy
  10. Stodola
  11. Stodolas

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